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  Visionaries
Waterston's personal effort to become involved with humanitarian work that was important to him began after his Best Actor Oscar-nominated performance in the 1984 film The Killing Fields.
Waterston played Sydney Schanberg, a real-life New York Times journalist who escaped the horrors of war-torn Cambodia with the help of his Cambodian colleague, Dith Pran.
Waterston does not stand aloof; he is genuinely interested in The Visionaries -- giving input and offering support.
www.visionaries.org /about_the_series/host_sam_waterston   (252 words)

  
  Sam Waterston and His Causes
Sam Waterston, gifted actor, is one of those rare people in the entertainment industry who is more interested in his family and his causes than in Hollywood.
Sam in Cambodia for RI From his work with The Visionaries to his long time involvement with Refugees International, he is noted for being concerned with people all over the world.
Sam chose not to go the Hollywood route, but to raise his family in his native New England.
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 Sam Waterston   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Samuel Atkinson Waterston graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in 1962.
Waterston worked steadily in films, but first received widespread attention in 1973 when he play the role of Tom opposite Katherine Hepburn’s Amanda in the ABC television adaptation of The Glass Menagerie.
Waterston has been a long-time member of the Board of Directors of Refugees International, an organization that helps refugees gain entry to the United States in order to be safe from persecution.
www.tribute.ca /all_actors/bios/10148.htm   (357 words)

  
 Sam Waterston - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Samuel Atkinson "Sam" Waterston (born November 15, 1940) is an Oscar nominated American actor noted particularly for his portrayal of EADA Jack McCoy on the long-running NBC television series Law and Order.
Waterston attended both the Brooks School, a boarding school in North Andover, Massachusetts, and the Groton School.
Waterston hosted a series of shorts that appeared during commercial breaks entitled "Timelab 2000" for the History Channel circa 2000.
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 Sam Waterston
Also in 1974, Waterston proved to be the best of the screen's Nick Carraways when he was cast in that expository role in the The Great Gatsby; subsequent films ranged from the midnight-movie favorite Rancho Deluxe (1975) to the unmitigated disaster Heaven's Gate (1981).
In the late '70s, Waterston was "adopted" by Woody Allen, joining the director's ever-increasing unofficial stock company for such films as Interiors (1978), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), September (1987), and Crimes and Misdemeanors.
Waterston was nominated for an Academy award for his powerful portrayal of a conscience-stricken American journalist in The Killing Fields (1984); three years later he appeared in Swimming to Cambodia, Spalding Gray's acclaimed documentary about the making of the film.
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 Sam Waterston News
Sam Waterston was to be honored Wednesday night by the New York State Archives Partnership Trust for his many performances as Abraham Lincoln.
Judy Davis, Sam Waterston and Anne Heche are among the long list of actors who have signed on to star in episodes of ABC's upcoming anthology series "Masters of Science Fiction." Malcolm McDowell, James...
Actor Sam Waterston, best known for his role in the television series "Law and Order," urged the 2006 graduates of Green Mountain College to seize the time they have to make a change in the world.
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 KTVZ.com - Central Oregon's Local News - June 14: Evening with Sam Waterston   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Actor Sam Waterston, who plays Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy in NBC's Law and Order, will appear in Bend in a benefit for The Nature of Words, Central Oregon's premier literary event, at the Tower Theatre on June 14.
Waterston will do dramatic readings from a selection of the great writers he has performed as an actor, from Shakespeare to F. Scott Fitzgerald, and from Thomas Jefferson to Tom McGuane.
Waterston and his wife Lynn will also attend an exclusive dinner party limited to 32 guests, to be held at the High Desert Museum, starting at 7:30 p.m.
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 Sam Waterston Photos - Sam Waterston News - Sam Waterston Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Sam was in the movie Le Divorce (2003) as Chester Walker.
Sam was in the movie The Commission (2003) as J. Lee Rankin.
Sam Waterston is a wonderful actor, and I would like to commend him for his role as Jack McCoy!
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 NBC.com > Cast Biographies > Sam Waterston
Waterston's other notable feature credits include: the Woody Allen films "Interiors," "Hannah and Her Sisters" and "Crimes and Misdemeanors"; John Waters' "Serial Mom," "Hopscotch" and "Heaven's Gate"; Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" (with Katharine Hepburn) and "Eagle's Wing" with Martin Sheen and Harvey Keitel.
In addition, Waterston starred opposite Jennifer Beals and LisaGay Hamilton in the television movie "A House Divided" (which he also produced), and he portrayed Abraham Lincoln opposite Mary Tyler Moore in Gore Vidal's miniseries "Lincoln." In addition, Waterston appeared in the NBC movie "The Matthew Shepard Story," which co-starred Stockard Channing.
Waterston also appeared as "Henry Carr" in Tom Stoppard's "Travesties" at the Longwharf Theater in New Haven, Connecticut, and he starred in the world premiere of David Rabe's "The Black Monk" at Yale Repertory Theatre.
www.nbc.com /Law_&_Order/bios/Sam_Waterston.html   (344 words)

  
 Classic TV & Movie Hits - Sam Waterston
Birth Place: Cambridge, MA Biography: Sam Waterston (born November 15, 1940) is an American actor noted particularly for his portrayal of Executive Assistant District Attorney John "Jack" McCoy on the long-running NBC television series Law & Order, as well as for his many motion picture roles.
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Waterston is equally at home on the stage, in movies, and on television.
Waterston, who takes an active interest in Lincoln, has portrayed Lincoln on stage and screen (The Civil War, Gore Vidal's Lincoln and Abe Lincoln in Illinois on Broadway).
www.classictvhits.com /cast.php?id=2528   (268 words)

  
 Green Mountain College Campus News
Sam Waterston, an Oscar-nominated actor and star of NBC’s Law & Order, gave a spirited address to the Class of 2006 on Saturday, May 13.
Waterston assured the graduates that they should never doubt their ability to succeed.
In an informal introduction of Waterston, he paid tribute to the actor’s illustrious career that has been balanced with dedication to humanitarian causes, including serving on the Board or Directors for Refugees International.
www.greenmtn.edu /bulletin_spring06/waterston.asp   (376 words)

  
 Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission : Acclaimed Actor Sam Waterston Broadcasts Gettysburg Address
Washington, DC— Sam Waterston, star of NBC's Law and Order, recited the Gettysburg Address on NPR's "Morning Edition," in his capacity as a member of the ALBC Advisory Committee and in honor of the 140th anniversary of that famous speech.
Sam Waterston, who takes an active interest in Lincoln, has portrayed Lincoln on stage and screen (The Civil War, Gore Vidal’s Lincoln and Abe Lincoln in Illinois on Broadway).
Waterston continues to win accolades; he is a six time Emmy Award nominee, winner of Golden Globe and Screen Actor's Guild awards and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor for his role in "The Killing Fields."
www.lincolnbicentennial.gov /press/stories/waterstongettysburg.php   (184 words)

  
 Sam Waterston Biography :: Hollywood.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Waterston garnered further attention and acclaim, and made his most significant inroads into features up until that time, as Nick Carraway in the glossy but otherwise middling adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" (1974).
A very persuasive and versatile performer with a slightly worried expression, the dark-haired Waterston has appeared in a series of Woody Allen films, beginning with "Interiors" (1978), including "Hannah and Her Sisters" (1986) and culminating with a moving performance as the rabbi with failing eyesight in "Crimes and Misdemeanors" (1989).
Waterston's next entry into producing brought him to the small screen, where he worked behind the scenes as well as co-starring in the Showtime original movie "A House Divided" (2000).
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 Sam Waterston - Moviefone
Educated at Yale and the Sorbonne, Sam Waterston is far more than the "general purpose actor" he was pegged to be by one well-known film historian.
Sam Waterston as Executive Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy in Law and Order · Enlarge.
Sam Waterston as Executive Assistant District Attorney Jack...
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 Sam Waterston @ Filmbug
Sam Waterston was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Vietnam war correspondent Sydney Schanberg in THE KILLING FIELDS, a role that also brought him Golden Globe and British Academy Award (BAFTA) nominations.
Waterston first collaborated with James Ivory and Ismail Merchant on the 1972 film SAVAGES.
In theatre, Waterston was nominated for a Tony Award for his role as Abe Lincoln in Abe Lincoln in Illinois at the Lincoln Center Theater in New York, and an Obie Award and a Drama Desk Award for his portrayal of Benedict in Much Ado About Nothing.
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 A Long Day's Journey
Sam said, "...this spring..." but since it was already April, I was figuring that he might be meaning summer (as it turned out, it was both).
Her chemistry with Waterston was delightful, especially in the early scenes when Mary and James are bantering back and forth about his snoring.
It is a picture I will treasure, along with the memory of this trip, as long as I have breath in me. Against a background of fl, Sam Waterston stands clutching his script and his reading glasses in his left hand, his right hand raised, index finger in the air.
www.podengo.com /apocrypha/summer00/long.html   (3137 words)

  
 Sam Waterston, Narrator-Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare in American Life
Sam Waterston is an acclaimed American actor noted particularly for his portrayal of Executive Assistant District Attorney John "Jack" McCoy on the long-running NBC television series Law & Order.
Waterston, who takes an active interest in Lincoln, has portrayed Lincoln on stage and screen (The Civil War, Gore Vidal's Lincoln, and Abe Lincoln in Illinois on Broadway).
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Waterston grew up at the Brooks School, a boarding school in North Andover, Massachusetts.
www.shakespeareinamericanlife.org /documentary/players/waterston.cfm   (261 words)

  
 Playbill Celebrity Buzz: PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Sam Waterston
Actor Sam Waterston reunites with play, theatre and daughter in the current Shakespeare in the Park rendition of Much Ado About Nothing.
Waterston had one of his greatest stage triumphs with this very play; in 1972 he played Benedick, a performance that would be recorded on television.
The staging is a reunion of another sort for Waterston: he shares the stage with his actress daughter Elizabeth, who plays Hero.
www.playbill.com /celebritybuzz/article/87301.html   (727 words)

  
 Sam Waterston - MovieActors.com
Sam Waterston was born on November 15, 1940 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Sam is the official spokesperson for TD Waterhouse, the online investment company.
Waterston was nominated for Broadway's 1994 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for playing Abraham Lincoln in a revival of Robert E. Sherwood's ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS.
www.movieactors.com /actors/samwaterston.htm   (128 words)

  
 Sam Waterston - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Son of George Chychele Waterston aka G. Chychele Waterston or George C. Waterston (1904-1995), diplomat, linguist, and wife Alice Tucker Atkinson, and paternal grandson of musician Robert Whitman Atkinson (1868-1934) and wife Elizabeth Bispham Page; grew up at Brooks School, a boarding school in North Andover, MA.
He lives in Connecticut with his wife and four children, Elisabeth Waterston, Katherine Waterston, Graham and James Waterston.
Forrest Bedford, Waterston's character on "I'll Fly Away" (1991), was ranked #17 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].
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 Sam Waterston Biography, Photos, News for Sam Waterston | TVGuide.com
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 Samfan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
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 Sam Waterston Current Month TV Schedule
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 Biography of Sam Waterston - Biographyies List - BiograhpyFinder.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Sam Waterston (1940 - Living or Unknown) - actor
Sam Waterston (born November 15, 1940) is an American actor noted for his many motion picture roles, as well as his portrayal of Executive Assistant District Attorney John "Jack" McCoy on the long-running NBC television series Law & Order
Waterston continues to win accolades, he is a six time Emmy Award nominee, winner of Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild awards.
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